Labour Court and Tribunal

The Labour Court and Tribunal of West Bengal helps in the quick delivery of justices in any matters related to the industrial or labour disputes. The state of West Bengal is blessed with a systematic and organized Labour Court and Tribunal that solves the various judicial problems related to the labour Unions, Industrial Processes or anything that hurts the sentiments of the work force of the state.

The Labour Courts and the Industrial Tribunals are set up under the Industrial Disputes Act of 1947. The West Bengal State Government has led to the establishment of Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals. The labour Courts are empowered to decide on important issues pertaining to the suspension of labourers from work, the legal dimensions of the strikes and many other issues related to the welfare of the individual labourers of the state. The Industrial Tribunals are empowered to decide on the wages, duration of duty hours, and any other issues related to the collective problems of the labourers in general.

The Labour Court is presided by a officer who has served one of the Judicial Office for a minimum term of seven years or has been a Presiding Officer in one of the labour Court under the State Act for a minimum of five years. In addition to this, the Presiding Officer should have been a District Judge or Additional District Judge for a continuous period of three years or a Judge of the High Court.

The Industrial Tribunal should be headed by a Presiding Officer who should have served as a District Judge or an Additional District Judge for a continuous period of three years. In addition to this, the Presiding Officer should have been a Judge in the High Court of the state of West Bengal.